Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pleads guilty to £600,000 cannabis importation charge

Forward, 34, arrested at Stansted airport in 2024Former Arsenal trainee sacked by Greenock MortonFootballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to a cannabis importation charge over an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of the drug through Stansted airport from Thailand.The 34-year-old striker was sacked by Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton after his arrest last year. The player who came through the Arsenal academy and was given his professional debut by Arsène Wenger in 2010, also played for Ipswich, Bristol City and QPR before moving north of the border. He changed his plea to guilty at a hearing on 7 May meaning his case can now be reported after reporting restrictions were lifted on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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